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Dear Sir/Madam,

Welcome to our Press Center. May we express our pleasure at the fact that you have chosen to use the pool of information regarding our company and its products and services. This information and content is made available by GARDENA GmbH, 89079 Ulm, Hans-Lorenser-Str. 40 and we are more than willing to provide you with copy, photographic and film material for your reporting about our company. However, the employment of these services is subject to the proviso that you consent to the following terms of use.

The subsequent terms of use regulate the utilization of the content provided on the internet at https://media-gardena.com. Admission to the GARDENA Online Press Center, as well the functions and content to which it offers access, shall only take place in accordance with the aforementioned conditions. These include regulations related to data protection. Through the employment of the services and content provided, you offer confirmation of the fact that you have read and accepted the conditions.

An exclusive service for media journalists

Via the Press Center, you have access to our press releases and press download area. Utilization of the prepared content is free of charge. With the use of our Online Press Center, you offer an undertaking to only use the content and materials on offer for the purpose of your professional editorial and journalistic activities. Unless subject to a different agreement, basically the photographic material, data and information have been released solely for employment by journalists and press employees.

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Within the framework of a simple right of use, the content may only be used for the stated purpose to which the respective materials relate. As a rule, content may be downloaded free of charge and used within the scope of reporting for purposes comprised by press releases, articles in the print media, film and television reports, and publications in the online, mobile and multi-media. Additional utilization for commercial purposes of any description, or private advantage, in particular for advertising, is not permitted and expressly forbidden.

Content and material may be processed and altered, as long as its clear recognition is guaranteed and no changes are made to the content that might possibly result in a meaning other than that originally intended. The content may not be used in a form that distorts its meaning and alienation of the material is not permitted.

The right of use is limited to the period during which the content is available in the Press Center and in spatial terms, to the geographical area of the activities of our company. Use of the content in an objectionable or illegal context is not permitted and must desist.

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All the content contained in the Press Center such as copy, photographs, videos, audio files, documents and other content offered in the system are the property of our company, its licensers or external owners, who provide content and are named in the system. When photographs, films or other images are employed, the name of our company and if existent the proven copyright notice, and/or the name of the photographer or agency are to be given. This shall also apply to electronic publications.

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The content provided is prepared without a warranty. We exclude all guarantees of completeness, satisfactory quality and suitability of the content on offer for a certain purpose. In addition, we retain the right to alter all the content contained in the Online Press Center without prior notice.

Content may contain links to other websites. We have no control over the web sites of third party providers and are not responsible for their content or any losses or damages that you may incur from the use of such third party provider websites.

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We retain the right to alter these terms of use, or modify them to match the service, in order for example to account for changes in the legal framework or our offer. Therefore, we would request you to examine the terms of use at regular intervals. Alterations to the terms of use will be published directly on the page. At the latest, a change to the terms of use will be published on the date upon which it comes into effect and is not seen as backdated.

Should individual provisions in these terms of use become invalid or contain a loophole, then the provision in question will be replaced by an effective provision that approximates most closely to the original provision. The validity of the other provisions remains unaffected.

The terms of use are subject to the law of the Federal Republic of Germany. If permitted, the seat of jurisdiction shall be Ulm.

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They are an attractive shade of green, fragrant and don’t just taste good to humans: herbs and spices and their flowers also attract useful insects. These plants are easy to grow in flower boxes, planters or pots – on window ledges, balconies or roof terraces.

Obviously, the fresher your herbs and spices are, the better. With your own homegrown herbs and spices, you can season meals, refine sauces, dips and pestos or prepare healthy smoothies and teas. Medicinal herbs with their valuable ingredients can even enrich your home apothecary. And you can have fresh herbs outside the spring and summer months, too: herbs also develop their effect when they have been dried or frozen.

In addition, native wild herbs have many advantages when grown as balcony plants: they are undemanding and robust, able to withstand fluctuations in temperature and humidity. They also offer nutrients for butterflies, wild bees or bumblebees.

Cultivating herbs – this is how it works

Today, herbs are generally planted in gardens for their fragrance or for decoration. Yet they are and have long been useful and popular as medicinal and kitchen herbs during the preparation of medicine and meals – even in the Stone Age.

A herb garden was generally a fixed component of monasteries and noble households. The famous herb garden on the country estate of Sissinghurst Castle in the English county of Kent, featuring over one hundred different types of herb, is said to be the most extensive herb garden in England. And its former owner, the writer and garden designer Vita Sackville-West, is said to have been able to identify each herb through its smell with her eyes closed.

But not all herbs go well together. Those who are uncertain how to combine, cultivate and care for the different plants can find detailed information in the Gardena Garden Guidebook and the Plant Library. They can also find delicious recipes using wild herbs in there.

Follow the wall

If a balcony is too small for plants, a vertical system such as NatureUp! by

Gardena represents a great solution. This system is not only suitable for herbs, but also for flowers, vegetables and berries – at eye and nose height! When positioned in front of the balcony railings, this vertical garden system can provide privacy and act as a screen. Suitable watering sets provide water-saving irrigation in line with requirements – and can be extended with a water control or a transformer with integrated timer.

By the way: The shorter the time period between harvesting and use of the herbs, the higher the content of valuable essential substances. Lavender, for example, is harvested just as the plants start to flower; many other herbs such as estragon, oregano or thyme are picked before they flower. Otherwise they may taste bitter.

About Gardena
For over 50 years GARDENA has provided everything passionate gardeners need. The broad assortment of products offers innovative solutions and systems for watering, lawn care, tree and shrub care and soil cultivation. Today, GARDENA is a leading European supplier of high-quality gardening tools and distributed in more than 80 countries worldwide. GARDENA is a brand of Husqvarna Group. Further information on gardena.com.